Kids with egg allergy ‘can safely receive’ yellow fever vax
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Children with any degree of egg allergy, including past anaphylaxis, can safely receive the yellow fever vaccine under specialist supervision, physicians say after reviewing a case series.
The Australian Immunisation Handbook says egg allergy is considered a contraindication to being vaccinated against yellow fever because of the high content of ovalbumin in the vaccine — more than that in the influenza vaccine.